By: Ganiyu Olayinka Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey joined a group of European finance officials who walked out of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting in protest against Russia’s participation. The walkout took place on Saturday, 17 October 2026, during the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, as Russian Finance Minister…
By: Tunji Okunlola Crescent University, Abeokuta, has held its 18th convocation, awarding degrees to 479 graduates, 49 of them with first-class honours, in a ceremony spread over two days. The event took place on Friday, 16 October and Saturday, 17 October 2026, starting at 10 a.m. each day at the Bola Ajibola Auditorium on campus….
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Former Super Eagles head coach Clemens Westerhof is in critical condition after being diagnosed with colon cancer in the Netherlands, according to a report by Vanguard. His wife, Lilian, disclosed the development to Vanguard’s Saturday Editor, Onochie Anibeze, on Friday night, saying the 86-year-old was receiving treatment at Rijnstate Hospital in Arnhem,…
By: Tunji Okunlola The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has predicted that the North will deliver more than 70 per cent of its votes to President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. He spoke on Saturday in Abuja at the commissioning of the Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A) secretariat, where…
Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho has reacted on social media after making history in Turkey, sharing a photo of himself in traditional Turkish dress along with a new nickname, “Agabey.” He posted the picture on Instagram after scoring twice and setting up another goal as Bursaspor beat Muglaspor 3-0 in the Turkish 1. Lig on…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Presidency has reportedly settled on Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) AbdulHakeem Uthman Mustapha as its preferred candidate to head a proposed normalisation committee for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Mustapha is being considered for the role of interim NFF president and chairman of the committee, which is expected to oversee the…
By: Tunji Okunlola Laolu Akande, former spokesperson to ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has dismissed allegations by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, that the late President Muhammadu Buhari questioned the ethnic composition of Osinbajo’s proposed aides. Akande described the allegation as a “complete fabrication,” insisting that no single memorandum containing…
By: Tunji Okunlola Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Waidi Shuaibu arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, at about 11 am on Saturday, 48 hours after President Bola Tinubu ordered security agencies to rescue all abducted persons and leave no terrorist or bandit camp standing anywhere in Nigeria. Shuaibu was received at the Maimalari…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Saturday that an oil tanker struck a mine in the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire. The strait is a strategic waterway at the heart of the ongoing Middle East conflict. In a statement, the Guards said the supertanker was carrying more than two…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Lagos State Government plans to double the share of its food needs met locally, from roughly 20 percent to 40 percent, and to produce 50 million fish fingerlings every year. The aim is to lift local production and cut dependence on imports. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the targets at the 2026…
